WESTERN HUMMINGBIRDS VOL.7

Here's a pretty one.

I'm noticing some of my hummers are still getting lots of pollen on their bills. My hollyhocks seem to be a continuing favorite for my birds. I imagine you're seeing the same thing dirt with all those blooms in your garden.

Wow, that's alot of birds you guys feed. Pretty picture.
Just hang a neon sign and open up a birdie drive-in-
"Sweeties" sounds like a good name.
Bet you had to explain why you were buying all that sugar and
its not for cookies.

Happy for them you are doing that and helping them on their journey,
so I'll be their spokesman and say "Thank you"
Have a great day and gone for a couple of days.

dirt wonderful shots! loved the #7213686 to see all the feathers was really neat.

Beautiful shots guys!

Thanks for letting me know we have a new thread !!! will post here ! : ))) This little one has weathered 2 winters with me.. and every year just sits and stares at the snow like it is the most amazing thing !!! Hahahaa so so so cute !!!

Hahaaa... they are so awesome to watch !

Little hummer : ))

I am gonna eat even if it hails on my head !!

I love that first shot!

Cute pictures!! Poor babys look so cold!

Another sweet one.

Nice ones duc!

This little guy was looking cute.

Another cute one.

Did you notice this little one has the deformed upper bill? I always wonder how this happened on such a beautiful bird?

Their so cute duc!

Gorgeous, duc. So clear.

This Annas hummer was busy keeping an eye on his feeder.

Love hummers in the rain B'sNana,
Great shots Duc

This little female was after the last of the bean's flowering.
They were in there most of the summer. Got to get me red-flowering beans
like I saw in the contest photos-- don't know much about them.
Up the fence is the last of the hollyhocks, things are winding down as the
nights are long and colder. Was a great season for them and hope they aren't too
spoiled. Huckleberries and soapwort are blooming and mahonia is almost ready to give them
more flower power: sage. hyssop and salvia are thin and cape fuchsia declining. Time to be
cooking up that sugar water and designing a better hummingbird warmer than last year.
Great days all.

Dirt, your little lady looks like it has some buff coloring. Could it be a young Rufous? She sure is cute!

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Nice one Dirt!

G'Morning Duc, Thanks Pelle

Not sure but thinking shading may give her a rufous appearance--
(maybe its the season's hot look)
I'll keep an eye out, there's three males playing DOMINATION now,
the fully mature guy sneaks in the feeder at the window when the
other two are haymaking, gets on the arbor and promptly scooted.

Off-topic-- deer. Reading about one of Robert Kourik's book got
me to his web site and in the middle of this page he talks of a
deer resistant fence and garden that just looking at the photograph
gives you an idea what he is presenting and may be helpful. Think he
is NoCal.
http://www.robertkourik.com/consult.html

This little girl is so cute....she shows off all the time and she knows she is just beautiful !!!

Puttin on the brakes !! lol lol A lot of mine seem to come really early morning when it is still very dark.

Nice ones BN! She is a beauty!!

Great pictures Bnanna! That's a terrific action shot on the second one.

This little Annas looked cute this morning.

Another Annas.

They are very pretty duc!

love the girls, Bnanna and Duc.

sampling the sage

posing

another one that didn't mind me or the flash.
guess I'll use it more.

pretty

the last hollyhock, hummer was buzzing it,
but missed the shot. lets pretend it was there.
it really was.

Very nice pics dirt!

Thanks Pelle,
Yoga move.

Now get my good side.

flower power, mahonia just blooming

Wow, Dirt, love that last photo of all the blooms! you did a great job with the flash on your babies. Love the yoga moves and posing too! Just one last hollyhock blooming? I still have several that the hummers are enjoying. Looks like you have plenty of choices in other blooms to keep them occupied.

This guy looked colorful.

The hummers actually seem to love the light from the flash.